Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Pat Day
Thoroughbred Racing
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024
1. Pat Day Marker
Inducted into Racing Hall of Fame 1991 Won Kentucky Derby, Preakness five times, Belmont three times Eclipse Award Outstanding Jockey four years Led nation six years Third all time with over 8,000 career winners
Hot Springs, Arkansas Inducted 1997
Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1991.
Location. 34° 30.639′ N, 93° 3.231′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue (State Highway 7) and Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the west side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sonny Burgess and The Pacers (here, next to this marker); Jack Fleck (here, next to this marker); Helen Gurley Brown (here, next to this marker); Alan Ladd (here, next to this marker); Hubert Geese Ausbie (here, next to this marker); Sam Walton (here,
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Also see . . . Pat Day (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Patrick Alan "Pat" Day (born October 13, 1953, in Brush, Colorado) is a retired American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. Day won nine Triple Crown races and 12 Breeders' Cup races. He was once the leader for career Breeders' Cup wins though he was later surpassed as the events were expanded after he retired.(Submitted on January 20, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Pat Day retired in 2005 with 8,803 wins (ranked fourth all-time) and as the all-time leading jockey in money earned. He was a dominant rider on the Kentucky riding circuit and holds all of the career riding records at Churchill Downs and Keeneland. Day's signature wins include winning the inaugural $3 million Breeders' Cup Classic in 1984 aboard Wild Again and his partnership with Easy Goer in a rivalry with Sunday Silence. In the winter, he originally rode at Oaklawn Park inArkansas, switching in the mid-1990s to Gulfstream Park. In the summer, he originally rode at Arlington Park, later switching to Saratoga.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 20242. Pat Day MarkerLooking east from Central Avenue; it is the rightmost of four markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center is in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
